Ultimate Christmas

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18 Days of Christmas
assistant recording engineer:
Stephen Stephanie
recording engineer:
John Naslen
assistant engineer:
Dave Guerrero
executive producer:
Mathew Knowles (Beyoncé and Solange’s father)
producer:
Beyoncé Knowles, Errol McCalla and Mathew Knowles (Beyoncé and Solange’s father)
mixer:
Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado (mixer)
recording of:
8 Days of Christmas
writer:
Beyoncé Knowles, Erroll “Poppi” McCalla, Jr. and Kelly Rowland
is based on:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Destiny’s Child2.53:31
2The Christmas Song (Holiday remix)
recording engineer:
Chris Cox (American EDM producer, remixer and DJ), Barry Harris (of Thunderpuss; Canadian producer, DJ, remixer, singer and songwriter) and Michael C. Ross (US engineer, active 1980s–present) (lead vocals)
programming:
Thunderpuss (remix / production duo)
producer and mixer:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter) and Thunderpuss (remix / production duo)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Christina Aguilera
arranger:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter) and Thunderpuss (remix / production duo)
vocals arranger:
Christina Aguilera and Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1945-07) and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
Christina Aguilera2.354:03
3One More Sleep
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simco Limited (not for release label use, for copyright/licensor use only) (in 2013)
recording of:
One More Sleep
writer:
Jez Ashurst, Bradford Ellis (soundtrack composer, engineer, producer), Iain James, Leona Lewis and Richard “Biff” Stannard
Leona Lewis4:00
4Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas)
recording of:
Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas)
writer:
Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer (pianist, bandleader, Dave Letterman's sidekick)
The Weather Girls3:50
5I Don’t Wanna Spend One More Christmas Without You
producer:
Veit Renn
performer:
*NSYNC (US boy band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
2000 Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here)
produced for:
www.rennmusic.com
recording of:
I Don’t Wanna Spend One More Christmas Without You
writer:
Jeff Franzel, Andrew Fromm and Sandy Linzer
publisher:
Bird Wins Publishing, Linz Music (US work publisher), Ocean at Night Music, Universal Music–Z Songs, Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC, Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Songs Inc.
*NSYNC24:03
6I’ll Be Home
programming and engineer:
Meghan Trainor (American singer)
producer:
Meghan Trainor (American singer) and Meghan Trainor (American singer) (lead vocals)
mixer:
Manny Marroquin
guitar, piano, background vocals and lead vocals:
Meghan Trainor (American singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Epic Records (a division of Sony Music Entertainment; holding company, not a release label) (in 2025)
recording of:
I’ll Be Home
lyricist and composer:
Meghan Trainor (American singer)
publisher:
Year of the Dog Music
Meghan Trainor3:41
7Underneath the Tree
engineer:
John Hanes (US bay area drummer, experimental musician, producer), Jesse Shatkin (US hip-hop producer Jesse Shatkin), Greg Kurstin and Alex Pasco
producer:
Greg Kurstin (in 2013)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea (in 2013)
bass, guitar and keyboard:
Greg Kurstin
flugelhorn, French horn, tenor saxophone, trombone and trumpet:
David Ralicke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2013)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 7), Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 8), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 9), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 11), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 19), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 27) and Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 88)
recording of:
Underneath the Tree (in 2013)
writer:
Kelly Clarkson (in 2013) and Greg Kurstin (in 2013)
Kelly Clarkson33:50
8It’s Christmas Time Again
Jessica Simpson33:09
9My Only Wish (This Year)
producer:
Brian Kierulf (American songwriter, producer, and bassist) and Josh Schwartz
performer:
Britney Spears
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
2000 Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here)
produced for:
KNS Productions, Inc.
recording of:
My Only Wish (This Year)
writer:
Brian Kierulf (American songwriter, producer, and bassist) and Josh Schwartz
publisher:
Kierulf Songs, Mugsy Boy Publishing (BMI-affiliated), Universal Music–Z Songs and Zomba Songs Inc.
Britney Spears44:16
10World Christmas
producer:
R. Kelly
performer:
R. Kelly
arranger:
R. Kelly
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
2000 Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here)
recording of:
World Christmas
lyricist and composer:
R. Kelly
publisher:
R. Kelly Publishing Inc., Universal Music–Z Songs and Zomba Songs Inc.
R. Kelly4:03
11It’s Christmas
Modern Talking13:51
12Christmas Day
producer:
Dido (English singer‐songwriter) and Rikki
performer:
Dido (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
2000 Arista Records (not an imprint, use “Arista” for release labels) and Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (from 2000 to present)
recording of:
Christmas Day
writer:
Dido (English singer‐songwriter) and Rollo Armstrong
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WC Music Corp.
Dido2.654:04
13All I Want for Christmas Is You
producer:
Kevin Kadish
mixer:
Jaycen Joshua
vocals:
Ally Brooke, Camila Cabello, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui and Normani (American singer, formerly of Fifth Harmony)
performer:
Fifth Harmony
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simco Limited (not for release label use, for copyright/licensor use only) (from 2014 to present)
cover recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is You
writer:
Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey
publisher:
Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, Rye Songs, Sony ATV Music Publishing (1995–2020), Sony Songs Inc., Sony Tunes Inc., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Tamal Vista Music, UMPG Publishing, Universal Tunes, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, Wallyworld Music and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Fifth Harmony3:50
14This Christmas
cover recording of:
This Christmas
writer:
Donny Hathaway and Nadine McKinnor
publisher:
BMG Songs, Inc., Crystal Raisin Music, Kuumba Music, Microhits Music Corp., The Estate of Donny Hathaway, Universal Music–MGB Songs, Warner Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
Chris Brown3:18
15Mary, Did You Know?
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2014, in 2015)
cover recording of:
Mary, Did You Know?
lyricist:
Mark Alan Lowry (comedian, southern gospel music)
composer:
Lee Rufus Greene III
publisher:
Gaither Music Co. (publishing company associated with Bill & Gloria Gaither), Rufus Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Word Music, Inc. and Word Music, LLC
Pentatonix33:23
16Christmas Time
producer:
Veit Renn and Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
performer:
Backstreet Boys
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
1996 Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) and RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) (from 1996 to present)
produced for:
www.rennmusic.com
recording of:
Christmas Time
writer:
Veit Renn, Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer) and Johnny Wright (legal representation)
publisher:
Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Backstreet Boys2.44:16
17Merry, Merry Christmas
programming and producer:
Maurice Starr
associate producer:
Al Lancellotti
instruments:
Maurice Starr
lead vocals:
Jordan Knight
arranger:
Maurice Starr
produced for:
Big Step Productions, Inc.
mixed at:
Mission Control Studios (original Boston location) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
Merry, Merry Christmas
writer:
Al Lancellotti and Maurice Starr
publisher:
Al Lancellotti Music (in 1989), EMI April Music Inc. (in 1989) and Maurice Starr Music (in 1989)
New Kids on the Block4:06
18Christmas in Hollis
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Ett
co-producer:
Steve Ett and Rick Rubin (US record producer, former co‐president of Columbia Records)
producer:
Run‐D.M.C.
recorded at:
House Of Metal in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Christmas in Hollis
writer:
Darryl McDaniels (rapper Darryl McDaniels), Jason Mizell and Joseph Simmons (US rapper Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C)
publisher:
Protoons Inc.
Run‐D.M.C.3.53:00
19All I Want for Christmas Is New Year’s Day
recording of:
All I Want for Christmas Is New Year’s Day
writer:
Adam Anderson and Theo Hutchcraft (lead singer of Hurts)
Hurts4:35
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part of:Ultimate (Sony Music series) (order: 11)